L.7.77KD.7.72 Catoun kenneth men þus · and þe clerke of þeL.7.77: LMRF alone have þe before stories; all other B manuscripts omit it. stories
M.7.77KD.7.72Catoun kenneþ men þisM.7.77: M's reading of þis is not shared by other B manuscripts, most of which read þus. and þe Clerke of þe stories .
Cr1.7.77KD.7.72 Caton kenneth me thus , & the clerke of Stories
C.7.76KD.7.72 Catoun kennes men thus · and þe clerc of stories ·
G.8.77KD.7.72 caton kennythe me thus & the clerecler[k]e off storyes
R.7.77KD.7.72¶¶R.7.77: R
alone marks this line with a paraph. Caton kenneth men þus and þe clerke of
þeR.7.77:
Most beta copies omit alpha's þe, but it is likely to be original since LM
attest it. stories .
F.5.1060KD.7.72Catoun kenneþ men so / & þe MaysterF.5.1060: F is responsible for erroneous Mayster in place of clerc. Equally erroneous þe before Stories is from alpha, though the reading is shared by LM and may well be archetypal. of þe Stories .